John was drafted when he was only 20 years old. De is currently now 64 years old living in Santa Fe , New Mexico . He has been teaching the English language to children and adults for most of his life in many different countries and states in the U.S. John was stationed in Chu Lai, Vietnam when in combat. When the U.S. got into the war with Vietnam , they wanted to stop the spread of communism. John commented that there were other reasons too. “It was feared that if North Vietnam were to win, then the communist government that came to power there would use overt and covert means to make other, neighboring countries in Southeast Asia ( Cambodia , Laos ) communist-led, as well.†In 1963, John was drafted and entered the Vietnam War. In the beginning, he thought the populace in Washington state was confident with what they were doing, but after a brief time in Vietnam , he understood that the Vietnamese were strongly opposed to the intrusion. “I started thinking that, after all, they had the right to decide their own form of government and that we really had no business being there.†Many soldiers, like John, were affected by the war in both good and bad ways for many years. What these brave people saw at war “scared†them for life. John quoted, “I drank heavily for a long time afterward and bummed around with no direction and no ambition for about five years, and I had what I guess would be called a "nervous breakdown." The healing process took quite awhile, but eventually some good came out of it. Thanks to what I'd done there and what happened to me afterwards, I gradually realized that we're all a part of one another, that when we hurt someone else, we hurt ourselves as well, and when we help another, we are helped, too.†The Vietnam War changed John’s life in a positive way too. “It changed the way I look at the world and at my fellow humans, and I think it made me a better person.†The most abrupt effect of the Vietnam War on the U.S. was the death toll of Americans. The war took about 58,000 lives and left tens of thousands wounded. The war also killed hundreds of thousands of the innocent Vietnamese. John stated, “I think it may have been the end of innocence for many of us.†Prior to the war, the majority of people trusted the U.S. government and fully supported the information they were given. After the tragic war, several people were uneasy and questioned the actions and views of those in power. John is not so sure whether the Vietnam War had a great impact on the world. “Who can say how the world might be different today if what happened to them had never taken place? Chaos theory helps explain why answering this is impossible. Everything’s connected-the beating of a butterfly’s wings in the Brazilian rain forest can cause a hurricane in Florida. There are simply way too many variables involved to let anyone say how the world was affected.†John believes the U.S. should not be praised nor condemned. He feels that we should not have gone to war. Policymakers really thought they were right, when they were really not doing the right thing. Too many people died and there was not much accomplished for the greater good. After interviewing John Slattery, it seems that American did not belong in Vietnam . There were no winners, just losers. Many soldiers and civilians lost their lives and were left wounded in combat. Some soldiers were emotionally depressed form what they saw. America got into the war to prevent the spread of communism but was not ready to take on their upcoming challenges. The Vietnamese used an alternative strategy called the guerrilla warfare. American was not prepared for this type of battle. As communism spread like a disease, people started to panic about who to trust. The government became questioned and doubted whether there were communists within. In the end, communism spread to South Vietnam , uniting the North and South as one.
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Very nice. I've done three separate reports on Vietnam in high school and college. Some corrections: 1. "In 1963, John was drafted and entered the Vietnam War". The first U.S. combat troops landed in Danang in March of 1965. Prior to that only existing, non-drafted troops, were in Vietnam in non-combat roles. The first draft for Vietnam troops wasn't held until December 1969. That's really it. It's also interesting to note that despite the belief that a North Vietnamese takeover would spread communism (the so-called Domino effect) there are very few communist nations left in existence today (North Korea, China, Cuba, there may be a few others).
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I don't know anything much about the Vietnam war so as far as accuracy goes I can't comment but. 2nd sentence you have De do you mean He? And he's "currently now" 64, You don't need both, one or the other will do. The third sentence doesn't make sense at all, rework it, possible split it into two as it appears there may be two seperate points in it. "Thought the populace" what does that mean? Well I think I know what you mean but I'm not sure that makes any sense at all, it certainly isn't good English. You use a lot of quotes, I would expect slightly more comment for the amount of quote and I'm not sure that bit about the chaos theory adds anything at all. I don't know what questions you are actually trying to answer but that reads to me like part of the question is "what effect did the vietnam war have on the rest of the world" and you don't know, so you're trying to side step it. Maybe I've got that completely wrong but that's how it feels to me. I would like to hear a bit more about your conclusions on what John said. You clearly do have feelings on it as you bring it up in the next paragraph about no winners just losers. In the final paragraph is it Americans or America that doesn't belong in Vietnam? Also Some soldiers were emotionally depressed FROM you have form. (I do that all the time) If that final paragraph is actually the end of the essay and is your conclusion you should have brought up guerrilla warfare earlier. Never introduce new material in your conclusion. Of course maybe you just ran out of space. OK that's all I can think of for now. Good work.
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2nd sentence he not de. different countries, and throughout the United states got into the war- awkward phrasing 2nd paragraph Most Vietnamese (not all) those brave, rather than these (past tense) 3rd paragraph easily researched death toll (exact number) casualties are very low 100,000's wounded, millions of viet's killed or wounded. "prior to the war.... when does that quote end ? the US should be neither ... truly believed they were right the American what ? winners, only losers lost their lives, or were wounded in from, not form not ready, ill equipped called "the" guerrilla, get rid of "the" superfluous America not American The official government strategy was questioned, and doubted, while some worried about communist thoughts and sympathies. the north and south as one sovereign country jeez o petes, teachers don't make enough money. Good luck on your report
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